Ministers are reportedly planning to re-introduce Covid restrictions within weeks as cases soar. A report in the Independent said: "Officials in the Covid-19 taskforce have been drawing up proposals that could see baseline measures, such as mask-wearing, social distancing and guidance on working from home, reintroduced in England by next month. "The taskforce is exploring the possibility of implementing the restrictions on a local, regional or national basis." Sources claimed the decision would be based on the level of pressure on the NHS.
A Whitehall source told the Independent 'baseline' measures would be a last resort. And an insider from Downing Street reportedly added that there would be no return to a hard lockdown, even as a circuit
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